Burns victim Dana Vulin fined $3000 over drug bust

FINED: Rivervale woman Dana Vulin, 25, who suffered horrific burns when she was set alight in her apartment has been fined $3000 for drug possession. Picture: Nine NewsSource: PerthNow

A WOMAN who was set on fire and badly burned could be prevented from travelling overseas for treatment after she was fined more than $3000 over drugs found at her home.

Dana Vulin did not appear in Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday, but her lawyer entered pleas of guilty on her behalf to charges of possessing drugs including methamphetamine, cocaine and LSD.

The drugs were found during a search of her home, three months before she was set on fire in February this year, suffering burns to 60 per cent of her body.

Her lawyer argued Vulin should be granted a spent conviction order because she may need to travel to the United States for treatment.

But Chief Magistrate Stephen Heath said the offences were too serious and fined Vulin $3250.

Earlier this month, the woman accused of setting Vulin on fire was refused bail after being deemed a flight risk.
Natalie Dimitrovska, 28, was arrested at Perth airport in February trying to board a flight to Macedonia.

The magistrate ruled Dimitrovska was a flight risk and should stay behind bars until her next court appearance on December 7.

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